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Lawyer: Slain ex-player's wife had mental troubles

The Associated Press

Updated:
02/13/2013 10:24:26 AM EST

WALLINGFORD, Pa.—An attorney for a suburban Philadelphia woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband—a member of the University of Pennsylvania's 1979 Final Four team—says her client has mental health problems.

Authorities say 55-year-old Matthew White was stabbed Monday in bed at his home in Nether Providence Township. His wife, Maria Rey Garcia-Pellon, is charged with first-degree murder.